Progress report
Number of housing units*
In progress
Complete
Rental
San Antonio’s 2021 Strategic Housing
29% to target
2031 target 14,158
2,728
1,401
Implementation Plan aims to build 28,094 multifamily, single-family and permanent supportive housing units citywide through 2031 via preservation of existing properties and new construction. By October
Homeownership
13% to target
2031 target 12,936
1,378
361
2022, the city saw 1,762 total housing units completed since SHIP’s adoption.
Permanent supportive housing 61
6% to target
2031 target 1,000
SOURCE: CITY OF SAN ANTONIO COMMUNITY IMPACT
*THE COMPLETED OR IN PROGRESS NUMBERS REPRESENT PROJECTS THAT BEGAN OR FINISHED BETWEEN FALL 2021 AND 2022.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development uses local income ranges to generate an AMI number each summer. As of Feb. 1, the local AMI is $74,700 for a three-person household, HUD o cials said. Local o cials said they devel- oped the housing bond to supple- ment the SHIP, which the council adopted in 2021 with an aim of pro- ducing 28,094 total single-family and multifamily housing units citywide through 2031 through preservation and improvement of existing proper- ties and new development. “This is a long-standing mission that won’t get done overnight. It’s going to take at least 10 years to do this,” city Chief Housing O cer Mark Carmona said. City o cials said, as of Feb. 1, approximately 1,401 rental units and 361 homeowner units had been
completed, than 4,100 a ordable housing units under construction or in planning. Housing bond basics with more Some of the projects under devel- opment are included among the initial projects receiving housing bond proceeds. City o cials said they partnered with housing orga- nizations and citizens’ bond com- mittee members to review and score 29 total responses to separate requests for proposals, or RFPs, addressing three of ve overriding objectives outlined in the bond. City o cials said approved and upcoming housing bond projects are scored on various factors, such as cost, location and design, adding that new construction projects are also analyzed for risk of displacing exist- ing residents around the project site. Ultimately, three RFP evaluation panels made 14 project recommen- dations for council approval. One recommendation was for $19 million to build ve new rental communities; this money comes from $35 million the bond dedicated for new local rental housing priced for households earning up to 50% of the AMI. One RFP review panel recom- mended more than $19.9 million in bond funds for another six projects from the $40 million made available for acquiring, rehabilitating and pre- serving existing apartment proper- ties. These projects will be priced for households earning up to 30% of AMI. A third panel recommended three projects receive $4.82 million from $5 million the bond provides to build new single-family houses for home- ownership. These homes will be priced for households earning up to 80% AMI.
The council’s vote Dec. 15 directed more than $43.9 million in bond funds and federal monies to the rst 14 projects, which will add or preserve 2,532 units, including 2,461 rental and 71 homeownership opportunities. According to city o cials, the housing bond also added $45 million to existing city programs that help eligible homeowners address struc- tural repairs and code compliance issues to stave o risk of demolition and stay in place. Such residents must be making up to 50% of AMI, city o cials said. The housing bond allotted a nal $25 million to subsidize a ordable housing with permanent on-site ser- vices to support people who have been experiencing homelessness. A citywide challenge Local government o cials and housing advocates said the housing bond and the SHIP both demonstrate their push to bolster housing a ord- ability in various neighborhoods. Ed Hinojosa, president and CEO of Opportunity Home—formerly the San Antonio Housing Authority—voiced support for boosting di erent types of a ordable housing in all parts of town. Hinojosa said COVID-19’s eco- nomic e ects, including job losses, business disruptions, rental evic- tions and home foreclosures, have compounded housing a ordability issues. He said his organization’s waitlist for local a ordable housing rose from 35,000 in 2019 to 70,000 in early 2023. “Rent has increased 15% to 20% in many locations across the nation. The actual cost for people wanting to buy a home is increasing. The price of real estate has gone up. All of
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housing cost-burdened in 2019, meaning those homeowners or rent- ers spend more than 30% of their monthly income on mortgage or rent. “This direct investment in a ord- able housing will considerably boost local housing supply, preserve our aging housing stock, protect our neighborhoods and will help ensure that everyone has a place to call San Antonio’s Neighborhood and Housing Services Department de nes a ordable housing as inexpensive and varied housing options dedicated to renters earning up to 60% of the San Antonio-New Braunfels area median income, or AMI, and homeowners making up to 120% of the AMI. home,” Nirenberg said. De ning a ordability
Initial projects
San Antonio City Council in December approved more than $43.8 million in 2022 city housing bond funds and other monies to help support 14 initial a ordable housing projects, including two upcoming north side multifamily properties.
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VISTA AT SILVER OAKS 76 units Funding from bond: $3.3M Total cost: $24.1M Developer: Atlantic Paci c AMI: 30%-60%
FIESTA TRAILS 60 units Funding from bond: $1.5M Total cost: $18.7M Developer: NRP Group AMI: 30%-60%
SILVER OAKS BRAZIL DR.
410
SOURCES: CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, U.S. DEPARTMENT HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY IMPACT
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